The modern car enthusiast culture as it is today would not exist without Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, or James May; there is no debate on this matter. By what can only be described as some form of divine intervention. A defunct motoring tv show dating back to the '70s was brought back from the dead in 2002 with these three English 40 somethings (minus James for the first season because, according to Jeremy, "He got lost ")

The end result completely took the world by storm, and when Jeremy was fired for misconduct, and May and Hammond followed him out of the BBC, The juggernauts at Amazon were waiting for them. Their new show, The Grand Tour, was much the same as what we all came to expect from the three most famous auto journalists of all time. Alas, all great things inevitably must come to an end. A global pandemic and a recent format change, which ended the studio's use, all point to the end being sooner rather than later.

But what will become of the three automotive icons? No one knows for sure as of yet, but we can make some educated guesses.

In this time of uncertainty, one thing at the very least that's pretty much a lock is that all of the TG Three will still in some way contribute to Drivetribe.com. The three co-founded the auto-focused social media platform via the production company "W. Chump & Sons Limited" in late 2016 along with Andy Willman, who produced both Top Gear and The Grand Tour. There's still a multitude of other things the trio could get up to while also contributing to their collective brainchild, so let's press on.

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Jeremy Clarkson: Retirement

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Jeremy Clarkson is the heart, soul, and "POWER" of the trio. Jeremy first laid the foundation for the group's success when he joined the original iteration of Top Gear back in the late 80s. Clarkson's gift of the gab was so strong and his opinions so outrageous that a damning review from him can go full circle and actually help out a brand in the end; look at his review of the original Tesla Roadster if you want proof. His absurd antics were comedy gold and always left the audience hungry for more of his scathing criticism.           Clarkson turned 60 in April 2020, and the insane film schedule undoubtedly affected the life long chain smoker in the same manner as his colleague Captain Slow. It's not a stretch to think that the aging broadcaster will probably want to call it a career sometime soon and possibly help his 26-year-old daughter with her own writing and broadcasting career. His one-thousand-acre farm in Oxfordshire will no doubt benefit from a much-reduced schedule for Jeremy. He recently donated several tonnes of his potato harvest to residents of his community during a food shortage crisis at the very peak of the first Covid-19 wave. It's kind gestures like this that prove something about Clarkson's character, for all the mildly xenophobic jokes and his tendency to start controversy. In his private life, he's a proper good lad.

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Richard Hammond: Start His Own Youtube Channel

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Richard Hammond's made his name over the last 20 years for being pretty much invulnerable to high-speed crashes.  His survival of two horrific-looking crashes of a jet dragster and an electric hypercar, respectively, are a testament to this notion. Hammond's put out quite a bit of his own content for several different networks. It's safe to assume that the "Hamsters" clout would transfer well to a Youtube channel. This wouldn't be the first time that Hammond's dabbled in the odd bit of YouTubing. Richard Hammond's Tech Head featured skits where Hammond would review various gizmos and gadgets from inside a green-screened shrinkable submarine. Hammonds daughter Izzy has over 60 thousand followers on Instagram. It's possible that the up and coming Influencer could help her old man get a foot in the online content creation once more. It'd been a delight to see updates from his latest project car build for sure.

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James May: More Content For Amazon

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James May is a man of many talents. He fancies himself a bit of an all-purpose handyman. He's put that to good use over the years; James May's Man Lab was a delightful series in which May and his team of builders made a number of homemade DIY projects ranging from a hand-made pizza oven, homemade kitchen counter-top with an integrated sink and cooktop made with a mold and concrete, and turning a spare room into an indoor garden. Suppose Amazon head honcho Jeff Bezos can persuade Captain Slow with a tempting offer. In that case, it's possible we'll get to see even more interesting programming from the motoring icon, this time, exclusively for Amazon. May has expressed in the past that the rigor of filming 20 years' worth of television was taking a toll on his health. If he does decide to call it quits, it's safe to say he has plenty of options for alternative programs that showcase more of his quirks we've all grown to love. We'd get a kick out of watching him clean the vents on his collection of Ferraris for Pete's sake

The Auto enthusiast community will cry many collective tears when the plug is finally pulled on our favorite motoring icons. If anything else, this little thought experiment about what they might get on to when it's all said and done should prove that even if the Grand Tour ends, some unexpected but nevertheless interesting content could take its place.

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